What does tWiddle mean?
Definitions for tWiddle
ˈtwɪd ltwid·dle
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Princeton's WordNet
twiddleverb
a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns
twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirlverb
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
"The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"
twiddle, fiddle withverb
manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
"He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview"
Wiktionary
twiddleverb
To wiggle, fidget or play with; to move around.
twiddleverb
To flip or switch two adjacent bits.
twiddleverb
To be in an equivalence relation with.
ChatGPT
twiddle
Twiddle is a verb that typically means to idly turn, twist, or fidget with an object, usually with your fingers. In mathematics, twiddle may refer to a notation ('~') used to show approximation or similarity between two values or functions. The term's usage varies slightly depending on context.
Webster Dictionary
Twiddleverb
to touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key
Twiddleverb
to play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles
Twiddlenoun
a slight twist with the fingers
Twiddlenoun
a pimple
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Twiddle
twid′l, v.t. to twirl idly, to play with.—v.i. to revolve: to trifle with something.—n. a twirl of the fingers.—ns. Twidd′ler; Twidd′ling-line, formerly a piece of small rope for steadying the steering-wheel: a string attached to a compass-gimbal, by which the compass-card may be started so as to play freely.—Twiddle one's fingers, to be idle. [Ety. dub.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
twiddle
1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, ~). Also called squiggle, sqiggle (sic — pronounced /skig´l/), and twaddle, but twiddle is the most common term. 2. A small and insignificant change to a program. Usually fixes one bug and generates several new ones (see also shotgun debugging). 3. vt. To change something in a small way. Bits, for example, are often twiddled. Twiddling a switch or knobs implies much less sense of purpose than toggling or tweaking it; see frobnicate. To speak of twiddling a bit connotes aimlessness, and at best doesn't specify what you're doing to the bit; ‘toggling a bit’ has a more specific meaning (see bit twiddling, toggle). 4. Uncommon name for the twirling baton prompt.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tWiddle in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tWiddle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of tWiddle in a Sentence
While bureaucrats and industry shills twiddle their thumbs, the Chinese Communist Party continues to purchase sensitive U.S. technologies with clear military applications, i will be digging deep into the Commerce Department's actions.
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- لعبArabic
- وَر رفتنPersian
- tripoterFrench
- girarPortuguese
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